FRESNO — After a one-game delay, the Great Andrew-Pau Experiment got off to an unremarkable start when the Lakers and Clippers renewed their Hallway Series rivalry some 250 miles from their Staples Center home Thursday night.

Andrew Bynum and Pau Gasol played together for a total of 9 minutes, 1 second during the Lakers’ 107-80 loss to the Clippers. Bynum finished with six points and nine rebounds in 21 minutes and Gasol had 12 points and one rebound in 16 minutes.

“We have to figure out how we’re going to do it together,” Gasol said. “We have to bring a little more intensity out there and bring a little more intimidation and dominate a little bit more. … Obviously, it takes time playing together.”

Meanwhile, Lakers coach Phil Jackson returned to the bench after sitting out Tuesday’s exhibition opener against the Utah Jazz in Anaheim because of swelling and soreness in his lower legs.

“I’m doing fine,” said Jackson, who declined further comment.

Jackson said he caught some of the Lakers’ loss Tuesday to Utah while resting at home, flipping back and forth between the game and the presidential debate.

“I really watched the debate, but it was so bad I turned back to the game, which was worse,” Jackson said.

Bynum and Gasol did not play together Tuesday, passing like ships in the night when Gasol went to the bench with a busted lip with 6:55 left in the first quarter. Bynum replaced him and scored nine of his 15 points in the first quarter.

Gasol spent the rest of the game on the bench.

Jackson started the same five players assistant coach Kurt Rambis used on Tuesday – Gasol, Kobe Bryant, Derek Fisher, Lamar Odom and Trevor Ariza, but Jackson brought Bynum into the game to play alongside Gasol on Thursday.

Bynum entered the game with 4:56 remaining in the first quarter, replacing Odom and marking the first time the Lakers’ 7-footers played in a game together. They played a total of 2:44 seconds in the first quarter before Gasol took a seat.

They started the second half together and were on the floor for another 6:17 before Gasol exited the game.

Forward thinking Jackson acknowledged for the first time that one of the reasons that he’s playing Bryant in the role of a small forward is to cut down on the reigning league MVP’s wear and tear after a hectic offseason that included a trip to play in the Beijing Olympics.

Bryant played 24 minutes and finished with 12 points and three assists Thursday night. He left midway through the third quarter and did not return.

Backup guard Mike Taylor scored 20 points to lead the Clippers to a one-sided victory. Ricky Davis, another reserve, added 17 points for the Clippers. Vladimir Radmanovic had 14 points for the Lakers.

Odds and ends

Marcus Camby joined the Clippers for their exhibition opener, but did not play in the first half. Camby missed about a week of training camp because of flu-like symptoms. … Sun Yue (mononucleosis) made his Lakers debut in the first half. … Sasha Vujacic did not make the trip because of a sprained left ankle.

Elliott Teaford covers the Anaheim Ducks for the Orange County Register and the Southern California News Group. He covered the Ducks for 12 years, including the Stanley Cup season, for the Los Angeles Times and the Daily Breeze before returning to the beat in 2018 for SCNG. He also covered the Lakers for five seasons, including their back-to-back NBA championships in 2009 and '10. He once made a jump shot over future Utah Jazz center Mark Eaton during a pickup game in 1980 at Cypress College.